Stealing is the ' behavior' , the looking bad when the demands placed on the kid outstrip his skills. His concerns -' he wants the money to go shopping. His extended school year consists partly of learning to navigate in the community. They are taking the kids down to a popular shopping area and he wants money to buy clothes' - your concerns - not stealing
So solving the problem would be finding a way that he can go shopping with the school and not having to steal to have money
Did you try problem solve to find a mutually satisfying solution which is realistic ?
Read more: http://www.conductdisorders.com/community/threads/difficult-child-stealing.60742/#ixzz3hNVEgWHN
